A Former Bernie Sanders Campaign Staffer Is Stuck In A Belarus Jail Cell, Charged With Disrupting The Peace

Vitali Shkliarov faces up to three years behind bars for allegedly organizing an illegal campaign rally for the candidate challenging President Alexander Lukashenko, known as “Europe’s Last Dictator.”

Christopher Miller

Massive Crowds Are Rallying Around This 37-Year-Old Woman Trying To Oust “Europe’s Last Dictator”

Three women political novices have captured Belarusians’ imagination with a promise of change and three simple hand gestures that have become symbols of hope for many: ✌️✊❤️.

Christopher Miller

We Aren’t Holding The Right People Responsible For Cancel Culture

The way we talk on the internet is broken, but users are not the ones who broke it — tech companies did that, and they did it for profit.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Kylie Jenner Made An Appearance In Cardi B And Megan Thee Stallion's New "WAP" Music Video And The People Said "Nope!"

Social media, especially Black Twitter, reacted strongly against the cameo.

Tanya Chen

A Federal Court Ruled House Democrats Can Sue The Trump Administration When Its Officials Defy Subpoenas

A majority of the DC Circuit rejected the Justice Department's argument that Congress could not take the president and the executive branch to court to enforce subpoenas.

Zoe Tillman

Influencers Promoting Nordstrom's Sale Need To Adapt To Avoid Appearing Completely Out Of Touch

This week's newsletter: Stephanie breaks down why the "Super Bowl of swipe-ups" is hitting different this year, and I, out of pure generosity, brainstorm a list of ideas for TikTokers and YouTubers to get attention without throwing a party in a pandemic.

Tanya Chen

TikTok Is “Shocked” By Trump’s Order Threatening To Ban It And Will Fight Back

“We will pursue all remedies available to us in order to ensure that the rule of law is not discarded.”

Pranav Dixit

The US Government Is Texting Russians Offering $10 Million For Information On Election Interference

“I thought that this was some type of fraud,” Russian Artyom Vysokov told BuzzFeed News. “Sending such text messages through a service that usually sends spam was not the best idea.”

Christopher Miller

Trump Just Declared TikTok A "National Emergency" And Has Threatened To Ban It

In his executive order, the president argued the app "automatically captures vast swaths of information from its users" that could be used against American interests.

Jason Wells

The Number Of Immigrants Who Have Died In ICE Custody Is The Highest Since 2006

"This was of course a foreseeable tragedy that ICE had ample warning about, and still ICE has allowed these preventable deaths to happen."

Adolfo Flores

Mark Zuckerberg Says A Ban On TikTok Would Set “A Really Bad Long-Term Precedent”

“I certainly think that there are valid national security questions about having an app that has a lot of people’s data that follows the rules of another country, a government that is increasingly is kind of seen as a competitor.”

Ryan Mac

These Images Of The Hiroshima Nuclear Bombing Are Still Shocking 75 Years Later

The nuclear weapons were devastating in their destruction, and have served as a cautionary tale for decades.

Kate Bubacz

"He Asked If I Knew How I Was Going To Die. He Said It Would Be Real Peaceful."

In a haunting excerpt from Natasha Trethewey's memoir, Memorial Drive, Trethewey recounts the first time her stepfather tried to kill her mother.

Natasha Trethewey

"I Had Hit The Lottery”: Inmates Desperate To Get Out Of Prisons Hit Hard By The Coronavirus Are Racing To Court

With little legal precedent for a global pandemic, judges are deciding on a case-by-case basis how to weigh the risks of COVID-19 in prisons.

Zoe Tillman

Facebook Fired An Employee Who Collected Evidence Of Right-Wing Pages Getting Preferential Treatment

Facebook employees collected evidence showing the company is giving right-wing pages preferential treatment when it comes to misinformation. And they’re worried about how the company will handle the president’s falsehoods in an election year.

Craig Silverman

A Brief Visual History Of The Voting Rights Act

The Voting Rights Act was signed into law 55 years ago. It's more relevant than ever today.

Kate Bubacz

Two Students Say They Were Suspended From Their Georgia High School For Posting Photos Of Crowded Hallways

The images of students packed together in hallways went viral on Twitter as the school faces scrutiny from staff and students.

Lauren Strapagiel

The New York Attorney General Is Suing To Dissolve The NRA Over Financial Mismanagement

The NRA is accused of flagrantly misspending its money, including a top executive taking eight family trips to the Bahamas in a private jet.

Julia Reinstein

Twitter Is Locking People Fact-Checking Trump Out Of Their Accounts

The people are not trying to spread coronavirus misinformation — but to fight against it.

Pranav Dixit

Customers For Glenn Beck’s Botched Cruise Can Get Their Money Back — If They Sell Their Tickets

“I wish there was a way I could get ahold of Glenn Beck," said one cruise customer trying to get a refund.

Rosie Gray

Behind The Campy Cult Classic That Captured Bloody Teen Girl Rage

Twenty years after the Canadian horror flick Ginger Snaps introduced the world to an iconic teen girl werewolf, there's still no character quite like her.

Lauren Strapagiel

There's Been A Major Increase In The Use Of Force Against Immigrants At ICE Detention Centers During The Pandemic

“We are numbers to them. We are not people.”

Hamed Aleaziz

A Police Officer Showed Coworkers Sexually Explicit Pictures Of A College Student After She Reported Being Extorted

Lauren McCluskey was killed by an ex-boyfriend just days after she told police someone was using explicit photos of her to extort her.

Salvador Hernandez

The FBI Raided Jake Paul’s Mansion In Calabasas As Part Of Their Investigation Into His Night At The Arizona Mall

An FBI spokesperson in Phoenix told BuzzFeed News they're "investigating allegations of criminal acts surrounding the incident at Scottsdale Fashion Square."

Tanya Chen

A Woman Is Suing Rapper Takeoff, A Member Of Migos, Alleging He Raped Her At A Party

The woman, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, alleged she was lying in a bed when Takeoff entered the room, and, despite her "clearly and unequivocally" refusing his advances, touched her, removed her clothing, and raped her.

Clarissa-Jan Lim

A Woman Sent Her Dog To Daycare To Help Him Socialize During Quarantine, And She Got So Much More Than She Expected

This is not spon for the doggy daycare. It is news because you also need to know about this!

Tanya Chen

The Truth Behind A Viral Picture Of A Reopening School Is Worse Than It Looked

An alarming photo of a hallway crowded by mostly maskless students in a Georgia high school raises issues with reopening schools all around the country.

Molly Hensley-Clancy

Instagram Displayed Negative Related Hashtags For Biden, But Hid Them For Trump

“A technical error caused a number of hashtags to not show related hashtags. We've disabled this feature while we investigate.”

Ryan Mac

Joe Biden Won't Travel To Milwaukee For The Democratic National Convention

Biden will accept the Democratic nomination for president in Delaware because of the coronavirus.

Matt Berman

Instagram's Reels Looks An Awful Lot Like TikTok

insert Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man meme

Stephanie McNeal

Instagram Has Launched Reels, Its TikTok Rip-Off

Reels is just like TikTok — but built right into the Instagram app.

Pranav Dixit